The Social Security (Emergency Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

6.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” insert—

““the London Emergencies Trust” means the company of that name (number 09928465) incorporated on 23rd December 2015 and the registered charity of that name (number 1172307) established on 28th March 2017;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” insert “, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund”;

(c) after the definition of “water charges” insert—

““the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” means the registered charity of that name (number 1173260) established on 30th May 2017;”.

(3) In each of the following provisions, after “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” insert “, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund”—

(a) regulation 42(7)(a) (notional income);

(b) regulation 46(6) (income treated as capital);

(c) regulation 49(4)(a) (notional capital);

(d) regulation 74(9)(b) (non-dependant deductions);

(e) regulation 86(4)(a)(ii) (evidence and information);

(f) paragraph 35(1) and (7) of Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income);

(g) paragraph 24(1) and (7) of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded).

(1)

S.I. 2006/213. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2868, 2008/2767 and 3157, 2010/641, 2011/2425 and 2017/329.